Can modern Tunisia learn from the Romans? Two thousand years ago, as part of a trans-North Africa highway, the Romans built a road that linked ports on the Mediterranean coast of what’s now Tunisia. From...

Tunis, July 14, 2015 - The World Bank today approved a US$230 million road project (financed by a US$200 million World Bank loan) to rehabilitate key roads that have been holding back underdeveloped regions...

Evidence indicates that since the revolution evasions have declined among firms connected to the former Ben Ali regime, but overall tariff evasion has risen. WASHINGTON, June 25, 2015— A new World Bank...

When Tunisia’s former president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, fell from power at the start of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Tunisian authorities found themselves in possession of a rare archive of financial...

Your Excellency, President el-Sisi; Excellencies, Heads of State; Honorable Ministers; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. It is wonderful to be here in Egypt. Thank you for your warm welcome....

For many medium to small companies, winning a government contract can mean steady business and a path to growth. It should usually be a cause for celebration. Not so for Shirzad. Celebration quickly turned...

New World Bank report provides first comprehensive analysis of the state of early childhood development in the Middle East and North Africa region Rabat, May 12th, 2015­ – Generations of children in the...

While you might think putting money into pre-primary schools and childcare would be the last thing anyone should care about in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) right now, new data suggests it should...

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2015 – The Arab Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group signed today an Enhanced Partnership Framework to support countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in developing...

New World Bank report calls for accountability in public service delivery and identifies local success stories to inform and inspire reforms. Washington, April 15th, 2015­ – The delivery of essential public...

“The hardest thing to receive is quality of care,” declared Muhanad Al-Dawary, a resident of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, in response to a Facebook poll on the quality of public services...

I was in Tunisia last week and lived with the Tunisian people the shocking terrorist attack that occurred at the Bardo Museum on Wednesday March 18. It was a tragic day for Tunisia, for the Middle East...

TUNIS, March 19, 2015— The World Bank’s Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Sri Mulyani Indrawati today concluded an official visit to Tunisia. Dr Indrawati reaffirmed Bank support for the country’s...

TUNIS, March 19, 2015—World Bank Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Sri Mulyani Indrawati issued the following statement today: “On behalf of the World Bank Group I would like to express my...

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2015 – World Bank Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Sri Mulyani Indrawati will visit Egypt and Tunisia from March 12 to March 19 to hold meetings with government officials...